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HJRES 209 102th Congress House Law Constitutional amendments Crime and Law Enforcement Judicial tenure Misconduct in office

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for the automatic removal of Federal judges upon their conviction of serious crimes.

Introduced: March 22, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 16, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.
Mar 22, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 22, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Requires the removal from office of an Article III judge upon conviction of a criminal offense punishable by more than one year's imprisonment.

What's happening now April 16, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 22, 1991
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 209: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for the automatic removal of Federal judges upon their conviction of serious crimes.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-209/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 209: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for the automatic removal of Federal judges upon their conviction of serious crimes.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-209/.
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H.J. Res. 209, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-209/.
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[H.J. Res. 209: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for the automatic removal of Federal judges upon their conviction of serious crimes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-209/)
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